Commercial Management

We offer full commercial management for coaster-sized vessel (minibulkers), including

Chartering

Finding the optimum employment for a vessel is our absolute strength. May it be cargoes in the spot-market, a contract of affreightment (COA) or a time-charter, we thoroughly analyze all options in the market for each vessel and conclude the deal that suits best to the situation of the ship.

Operating

An essential part of our commercial success lies in saving costs. A good operator can contribute to saving fuel, avoiding claims, maximizing intake and, last but not least, make our partners happy.

Bunkering

We work with a couple of trusted bunker-traders on a regular basis. That way, we can collect and compare offers and chose the most economic one for each bunkering. On the other hand, a continuous relationship with those traders ensures good payment conditions- and support for our small ships.

Reporting

We have an open book with our partners. Voyage accounts and payments are handled with utmost prudence and are completely transparent.

Claim Handling

The best claim-handling is to avoid them entirely but sometimes, things happen that cause disputes. We believe a good sign of a persons character is their behavior during conflict. We have great experience in claims (and how to avoid them) and always support our partners in finding a reasonable, commercial solution.

Pool Management

Together we are strong

It can make sense to pool the earnings (or even profits/opex, sometimes) of sisterships (or similar ships). It distributes the risk by balancing market fluctuations and allows the fleet to present itself unified and strong in the market.

Pooling ships earnings also supports portfolio strategies. A part of the pooled ships can be employed in the open spot-market to participate in market upswings whilst other vessels can be covered by COAs or time-charters which provide more security but also limit the upward potential.

We are experienced pool-managers and offer an economic solution for ships we have under commercial control. We can also manage external pools as trustee would our experience be only required in that particular area.

Feel free to contact us for more information and ask for a specific offer for your situation.